A list of performance-enhancing mods for 1.16.x forge/fabric versions.
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| Name | Known Incompatibilities | Description | Author | Performance Improvement | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alternate Current | Unknown | Alternate Current is an efficient and non-locational redstone dust implementation. | SpaceWalkerRS | Server | none |
| Angerable Patch | Unknown | Fixes MC-192362 / MC-189565, which causes drastically large log file sizes and lag | Draylar | Client | none |
| Better Beds | Unknown | Removes the Block Entity Renderer from the bed and replaces it with the default minecraft model renderer. | Motschen | Client | none |
| Better Biome Blend | Sodium | Better Biome Blend is a mod which accelerates the biome color blending algorithm. | FionaTheMortal | Client | none |
| C2ME | Tic-Tacs, + | A Fabric mod designed to improve the chunk performance of Minecraft. | ishland | Server | Alpha (5) |
| Canvas | Sodium | Advanced Rendering Engine for Fabric | grondag | Client | Alpha (1) |
| Chunky | Unknown | Pre-generates chunks, quickly and efficiently. | pop4959 | Both | Configuration Needed (7) |
| Cull Leaves | Unknown | Adds culling to leaf blocks, providing a huge performance boost over vanilla. | Motschen | Client | none |
| DashLoader | Hydrogen, Enhanced Block Entities | This mod launches minecraft faster by caching all of the content on first launch and then loading that cache on the next one | alphaqu | Client | Incompatible (4) |
| Dimensional Threading | Unknown | Minecraft mod which optimizes the processing of multiple Dimensions, by assigning them independent threads | WearBlackAllDay | Server | none |
| Dynamic FPS | Unknown | Automatically reduces rendering speed when minecraft is not focused (to 1 FPS) or hidden (no renders at all). | juliand665 | Client | none |
| Enhanced Block Entities | Sodium⁴, DashLoader | EBE is a mod which aims to increase the performance of block entity rendering, as well as offer customizability via resource packs. | FoundationGames | Client | none |
| Entity Distance | Unknown | Allows the user to adjust the (client) distance at which different entities render | capnkork | Client | none |
| EntityCulling | None | EntityCulling using async path-tracing to skip rendering Tiles/Entities that are not visible | tr9zw | Client | none |
| Fabric Chunk Pregenerator | Unknown | Fabric Chunk Pregenerator is a fabric mod that allows you to pregenerate chunks for your server or for singleplayer while running fabric. | SuperCoder79 | Both | Configuration Needed (7) |
| FastBench | None | This is a mod aimed at improving performance of all crafting-related functions. | tfarecnim | Server | none |
| FastChest | Unknown | This mod helps by removing dynamic models from chests and making them render as static chunk geometry. | fake_domi | Client | none |
| FastFurnace | Recipe Cache | Similar to FastWorkbench, it caches the last recipe used, and checks this recipe first before re-scanning the entire registry | tfarecnim | Server | none |
| Fat Experience Orbs | Unknown | This mod makes it so that nearby experience orbs merge together | NinjaPhenix | Server | none |
| FerriteCore | Unknown | This mod reduces the memory usage of Minecraft in a few different ways | malte0811 | Both | none |
| Hopper Optimizations | Unknown | A mod that optimizes hoppers and their interactions with entities and inventories | 2No2Name | Server | none |
| Hydrogen | DashLoader | Reduces the memory usage of the game in more modded scenarios | CaffeineMC | Client | Alpha (1) |
| Krypton | Unknown | Krypton is a Minecraft mod designed for the Fabric mod loader that implements a suite of optimizations focused on the Minecraft networking stack | astei | Both | Alpha (1) |
| Ksyxis | Unknown | Speeds up your world loading by not loading nearby chunks every time. | VidTu | Both | Reverse Features (1) |
| LazyDFU | None | LazyDFU is an optimization mod that makes the initialization of DataFixerUpper "lazy" | astei | Both | none |
| Lithium | None | Lithium is a general-purpose optimization mod for Minecraft which works to improve a number of systems without changing any behavior | CaffeineMC | Server | none |
| MCMT-Fabric | Carpet, Dimensional Threading | This is a mod, that attempts to multithread minecraft's tick execution. | himekifee | Server | Corruption (1) |
| Mipmaplevel and Language Fix | Unknown | Makes changing Mipmaplevels and Language faster, by instead of doing a full reload, only reloading the respective part of the game. | KingContaria | Client | none |
| Observable | Unknown | Shows what's lagging your world/server by profiling (tile) entities. | tasgon | Server | none |
| Overworld Two | Unknown | Optimization mod that generates overworld and nether terrain much faster than vanilla minecraft at the cost of breaking parity. | gegy1000, SuperCoder79 | Server | none |
| Phosphor | Starlight | Phosphor is a Minecraft mod which works to optimize one of game's most inefficient areas, the lighting engine | CaffeineMC | Both | none |
| Recipe Cache | FastFurnace, FastBench (?) | Caches recipe lookup for crafting and furnaces to lessen server lag caused by crafting stacks of items and large amounts of furnaces ticking | biom4st3r1 | Server | none |
| Resolution Control+ | Unknown | ResolutionControl+ allows you to change Minecraft's render resolution separately from the HUD elements. | Ultimate Boomer | Client | Buggy (4) |
| Smoke Suppresion | Unknown | This is to prevent client-side lag and general annoyance when using large numbers of campfires in farms. | supersaiyansubtlety | Client | none |
| Smooth Boot | Unknown | Optimize Minecraft loading performance to be smoother on low end systems and scale better on high end systems | UltimateBoomer | Both | none |
| Sodium | Mods that utilize of the FRAPI⁴ | Sodium is a free and open-source rendering engine replacement for the Minecraft client that greatly improves frame rates, reduces micro-stutter, and fixes graphical issues in Minecraft | CaffeineMC | Client | none |
| Starlight | Phosphor | Fabric mod for completely rewriting the vanilla light engine. | Spottedleaf (PaperMC) | Both | none |
| Tic-Tacs | C2ME | Tic-TACS is an experimental reimplementation of Minecraft's chunk loading engine | gegy | Server | Alpha (3) |
| VanillaFix | Unknown | Bug fixes and optimizations for Minecraft | BoogieMonster1O1 (Dimensional Development) | Both | none |
| Name | Known Incompatibilities | Description | Author | Performance Improvement | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI Improvements⁵ | None | Simplified AI modification mod focused on performance and low-level modifications to AIs in the game | QueenOfMissiles | Server | none |
| APTweaks | Dynamic View (View Distance Feature), Clumps | Adaptive Performance Tweaks is a Minecraft Forge Mod which automatically adjust specific settings on the server and client side to allow a balanced TPS/FPS. | Kaworru | Server | none |
| Better Biome Blend | None | Better Biome Blend is a mod which accelerates the biome color blending algorithm. | FionaTheMortal | Client | none |
| Better Fps - Render Distance | Unknown | Better FPS Render Distance is a mod which adds a few performance improvements to increase fps. | someaddon | Client | none |
| C2ME | Unknown | A Forge mod designed to improve the chunk performance of Minecraft. | YatopiaMC | Server | Alpha (1) |
| Chunk-Pregenerator | Unknown | Chunk Pregenerator is a tool that allows you to generate your World more efficiently, by Preemptively generating the chunks. It is a Server-side tool that has some optional client features if wanted. | Speiger | Both | Configuration Needed (7) |
| Chunky | Unknown | Pre-generates chunks, quickly and efficiently. | pop4959 | Both | Configuration Needed (7) |
| Clumps | APTweaks, MCMT | Clumps groups XP orbs together into a single entity to reduce lag when there are many in a small area | jaredlll08 | Both | none |
| DataFixerSlayer³ | Any other mod that also removes DFU | DataFixerSlayer prevents the DataFixerUpper (DFU) system from loading | Vazkii | Both | none |
| Does It Tick? | Unknown | performance enhancing mod that limits entity ticking outside view distance | TeamDeusVult | Server | none |
| DrawerFPS | Unknown | Simple, efficient mod which lets you configure at which range Storage Drawers do render items to improve fps. | someaddon | Client | none |
| Dynamic View | APTweaks | This is a small/light serverside utility mod to help balancing lag (TPS) and chunk view/load distance. | someaddon | Server | none |
| Entity Culling | None | Entity Culling is a small client-side performance core mod which improves the rendering of entities and tile entities. | meldexun | Client | none |
| EntityCulling | None | EntityCulling using async path-tracing to skip rendering Tiles/Entities that are not visible | tr9zw | Client | none |
| Entity Collision FPS Fix | Unknown | Client Side mod that optimizes entity's on the render thread. | CorgiTaco | Client | none |
| FastFurnace minus Replacement | None | Similar to FastWorkbench, it caches the last recipe used, and checks this recipe first before re-scanning the entire registry. | tfarecnim | Server | none |
| FastSuite | Unknown | FastSuite is a mod about improving recipe performance, it improves upon all mods that use the JSON recipe system, rather than just a specific subset of recipes | Shadows_of_Fire | Server | none |
| FastWorkbench minus Replacement | None | This is a mod aimed at improving performance of all crafting-related functions. | tfarecnim | Server | none |
| FerriteCore | Unknown | This mod reduces the memory usage of Minecraft in a few different ways | malte0811 | Both | none |
| Get It Together, Drops! | Unknown | This mod adds two configuration options to control how dropped items combine on the ground. This can significantly improve performance in areas with lots of dropped items | bl4ckscor3 | Server | none |
| Halogen⁶ | Performant, Immersive Portals | A Forge port of Sodium | spoorn | Client | none |
| Helium | Create | Formerly known as Hydrogen Reforged, Helium is an unofficial port of Hydrogen to Forge. | someoneelsewastaken | Both | none |
| Krypton Reforged | Unknown | Krypton Reforged is a Forge port of Krypton a Minecraft mod designed for the Fabric mod loader that implements a suite of optimizations focused on the Minecraft networking stack | TeamDeusVult | Both | Alpha (1) |
| Ksyxis | Unknown | Speeds up your world loading by not loading nearby chunks every time. | VidTu | Both | Reverse Features (1) |
| LazyDFU | Mods that remove the DFU | LazyDFU is an optimization mod that makes the initialization of DataFixerUpper "lazy" | Corgi_Taco | Both | none |
| Log Begone | Unknown | Log Begone is a fork of Shut Up Console by Bravarly that simply allows you to remove annoying logs. Can also help with performance if there is a lot of log spam | AzureDoomC | Server | Configuration Needed (7) |
| MCMT | Immersive Portals, Performant, Clumps, +++ | This is a mod, that attempts to multithread minecraft's tick execution. | jediminer543 | Server | Corruption (1) |
| Magnesium⁸ | Oculus, Rubidium | Unofficial port of Sodium to Forge. | someoneelsewastaken | Client | none |
| Magnesium/Rubidium Extras | Unknown | Pairing this with Magnesium/Rubidium is highly recommended. Fixes many issues and is compatible with almost everything. | TeamDeusVult | Client | none |
| Observable | Unknown | Shows what's lagging your world/server by profiling (tile) entities. | tasgon | Server | none |
| Out of Sight | Unknown | Out of Sight simply stops modded tile entities from rendering if they are further than 24 blocks away | Corosus | Client | Reverse Features (1) |
| Overworld Two | Unknown | Optimization mod that generates overworld and nether terrain much faster than vanilla minecraft at the cost of breaking parity. | Corgi_Taco, gegy1000, SuperCoder79 | Server | none |
| Performant | Phosphophyllite, Resourceful Bees, + | Lightweight mod project which hugely improves performance and blocklag. | someaddon | Server | Incompatible (2) |
| RoadRunner | Performant | RoadRunner is an unofficial fork of the popular performance-enhancing Fabric mod Lithium by jellysquid3 for the Forge mod loader. | MaxNeedsSnacks | Server | none |
| Rubidium⁸ | Magnesium | Another unofficial fork of Sodium to Forge. Pairs well with Oculus so a user can have Sodium's performance improvements with shaders. | Asek3 | Client | none |
| Saturn | Unknown | Saturn is a free and open-source performance mod for Minecraft Forge designed to optimize Minecraft's memoy usage | AbdElAziz333 | Both | none |
| Smooth Boot | Unknown | Optimize Minecraft loading performance to be smoother on low end systems and scale better on high end systems | UltimateBoomer | Both | none |
| Spawner Bug Fix | Unknown | This addresses a bug which causes lag in mods that create custom spawners. | Lupicus | Client | none |
| Starlight | Create, Sulfuric | Mod for completely rewriting the vanilla light engine. | Spottedleaf (PaperMC) | Both | none |
| Starlight x Create | Sulfuric | Mod for completely rewriting the vanilla light engine. | Spottedleaf(PaperMC), Create Patch by: AeiouEnigma, Curseforge Upload and 1.16 Maintained by SirOMGitsYOU | Both | none |
| Sulfuric | Starlight | Unofficial port of Phosphor to Forge. | someoneelsewastaken | Both | none |
| None | This mod increases fps by not rendering particles that the player can't see | tfarecnim | Client | none | |
| Radon | Unknown | Radon is an Unofficial Port of CaffeineMC's "Phosphor," made to work with Forge Mod Loader | Asek3 | Both | none |